A 1-year-old baby has been killed after a truck slammed into the stroller that was crossing the street.

According to police, a white Doge Ram pickup truck making a right turn at an intersection in Queens hit the stroller after not seeing the mother cross the street.

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Reese Fluellen knows the mother because their children play together recounted the terrifying moments as the hysterical mother helplessly looked on.

"As I turn the corner, I was walking maybe 10, 15 seconds, I hear a loud crunch, I hear brakes from the truck," he said. "I hear screaming, 'You ran over my baby, You ran over my baby.'"

Bystanders rushed to the scene and tried to help. The baby was unresponsive.

A clearly shaken, Fluellen said, "I have a child the exact same age. Our kids play together. It just really hits home."

Responding police officers rushed the baby to a nearby hospital. The baby girl had severe trauma to the head and body and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

According to police, the girl's mother was walking in the crosswalk with the baby in the stroller.

The driver of the truck was unaware of what happened and got out of the truck.

"When he got out, when he saw the baby, his reaction was just like [shocked]," said Fluellen. "I see how high the truck is, I'm guessing from where he was sitting he couldn't see it because he hit her from the other side of the vehicle."